Henri de Gondi (cardinal) explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Henri de Gondi
Cardinal de Retz,[1]
Bishop of Paris
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:2 November 1596
Ended:13 August 1622
Consecration:1 March 1598
Consecrated By:Pierre de Gondi
Cardinal:26 March 1618
Created Cardinal By:Paul V
Birth Place:Paris, Kingdom of France
Death Date:13 August 1622 (aged 49-50)
Death Place:Paris, Kingdom of France

Henri de Gondi (1572 – 13 August 1622) was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. He was the son of Albert de Gondi, duc de Retz[2] and Claude Catherine de Clermont-Tonnerre. He succeeded his uncle Pierre de Gondi as bishop of Paris in 1598 and was succeeded on his death by his younger brother Jean-François de Gondi. He was made a cardinal in 1618.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bailey, Donald. La vie de Michel de Marillac. 2004. 206. 3 December 2021.
  2. Book: Pare, Ambroise. On Monsters and Marvels. 1983. 204. 3 December 2021.
  3. Book: Milstein, Joanna. The Gondi: Family Strategy and Survival in Early Modern France. 2016. 137. 3 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Henri Cardinal de Gondi [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. 2023-02-15 . www.catholic-hierarchy.org.